huffish (Meaning)
huffish (s)
sullen or moody
huffish (a.)
Disposed to be blustering or arrogant; petulant.
Synonyms & Antonyms of huffish
Synonyms:
- dominant
- pretentious
- hifalutin
- sniffy
- haughty
- toploftical
- proud
- dominating
- uppity
- high-handed
- high-and-mighty
- presumptuous
- smug
- toplofty
- bumptious
- supercilious
- imperious
- pompous
- important
- high-hat
- domineering
- uppish
- presuming
- huffy
- chesty
- assumptive
- masterful
Antonyms:
- unobtrusive
- deferential
- diffident
- unassertive
- passive
- demure
- unobtrusive
- introverted
- yielding
- overmodest
- deferential
- yielding
- unassuming
- acquiescent
- mousy
- mousey
- compliant
- unaggressive
- compliant
- unassertive
- submissive
- meek
- submissive
- quiet
- introverted
- passive
- meek
- diffident
- mousy
- acquiescent
- quiet
- unassuming
- demure
- overmodest
- mousey
- unaggressive
Synonyms:
- highfalutin
- complacent
- bragging
- impertinent
- orgulous
- hubristic
- blustery
- saucy
- self-affected
- lordly
- self-asserting
- egotistical
- bossy
- braggart
- impudent
- authoritarian
- egoistical
- self-pleased
- blusterous
- peremptory
- conceited
- patronizing
- magisterial
- egotistic
- snobbish
- self-applauding
- lofty
- boastful
- vainglorious
- stiff-necked
- vain
- cocky
- overweening
- uninhibited
- pontificating
- narcissistic
- bombastic
- self-assertive
- swaggering
- snooty
- snobby
- pontifical
- disdainful
- condescending
- egocentric
Antonyms:
huffish Sentence Examples
- The cat trottedhuffishly towards its sleeping owner, demanding attention.
- The teacher's huffish tone warned students that their behavior was unacceptable.
- The wind howled huffishly through the trees, threatening to uproot them.
- The toddler's huffish cries echoed through the house after being told "no."
- The crowd grew huffish as the speaker droned on, losing their interest.
- The car engine sputtered huffishly, struggling to start on a cold morning.
- The dog growled huffishly at the mail carrier, its territorial instinct kicking in.
- The politician's huffish speech alienated many potential voters with its aggressive tone.
- The wind surfer's sail flapped huffishly in the strong gusts, powering their board forward.
- The child skipped huffishly to school, eager to start their day.
FAQs About the word huffish
sullen or moodyDisposed to be blustering or arrogant; petulant.
cavalier, superior,arrogant, dominant, pretentious, hifalutin, sniffy, haughty, toploftical, proud
humble, unpretentious, sheepish, sheepish, modest, shy, humble, unpretentious, modest, lowly
The cat trottedhuffishly towards its sleeping owner, demanding attention.
The teacher's huffish tone warned students that their behavior was unacceptable.
The wind howled huffishly through the trees, threatening to uproot them.
The toddler's huffish cries echoed through the house after being told "no."
